Are there any benefits to using an oxygen concentrator for pregnant women?

Oxygen inhalation for pregnant women is an important embodiment of medical and scientific and technological progress, and with the increasing number of people using home oxygen concentrators, oxygen therapy has also become a common pregnancy process for expectant mothers during pregnancy. So, what are the benefits of using an oxygen concentrator during pregnancy?

Oxygen inhalation can alleviate the lack of oxygen in the human body and avoid the damage caused by the lack of oxygen to various organs in time. Nowadays, oxygen inhalation for pregnant women is very popular, and many pregnant women will buy an oxygen concentrator and put it at home, so that they can inhale it when they have time. So, what are the benefits of oxygen for pregnant women?

After the woman is pregnant, the number of breaths does not change, but the one-minute ventilation volume rises from 8 liters before pregnancy to 11 liters of full-term pregnancy, due to the increase in the demand for ventilation, the pregnant woman needs to inhale more oxygen, so as to ensure the amount of oxygen needed by the fetus and the placenta, and then the exhaled carbon dioxide increases during exhalation, which is helpful for the diffusion and emission of carbon dioxide in the fetus to the mother. Therefore, pregnant women need the help of oxygen concentrators.

The amount of oxygen lost by the pregnant woman's body is about twice as much as usual, and if the pregnant woman can absorb oxygen in time, it can effectively relieve the discomfort of the pregnant woman, such as fatigue, nausea and so on. Adequate oxygen promotes the development of the baby's body and brain.

The use of a small oxygen concentrator allows pregnant women to inhale more oxygen, which can increase the partial pressure of blood oxygen and oxygen reserves of the mother and fetus, etc., and the placenta can also get sufficient oxygen supply, and the nutrients in the mother can be soaked into the fetus, which can well improve the hypoxia of the fetus in utero and allow the fetus to grow and develop rapidly.

Pregnant women are prone to hypoxia, which is not good for fetal development, and the oxygen concentrator is used to attract, which is good for the child's brain development.

After pregnancy, the fetus will develop rapidly as the months increase. When the fetus develops too fast, the pregnant woman's body will have a variety of uncomfortable reactions, some symptoms are good for the pregnant woman to adapt to, but the symptoms such as hypoxia cannot be self-regulated. So, can pregnant women use oxygen concentrators to inhale oxygen, and can pregnant women inhale oxygen from oxygen cylinders?

In the case of hypoxia, pregnant women can use oxygen concentrators to inhale oxygen, because in the case of severe hypoxia, pregnant women are not only uncomfortable, but also indirectly have a bad impact on the fetus. However, whether pregnant women need oxygen depends on the situation, and the general manifestation of hypoxia is dizziness and shortness of breath, and when there is anemia and other conditions, it will also manifest as dizziness and shortness of breath. In the case of anemia, the discomfort is mainly improved by blood supplementation, and there is no need to inhale oxygen, because excessive oxygen intake is not good for the body.

If the oxygen content is too high, it will lead to oxygen poisoning, and oxygen poisoning is not possible, and even the oxygen inhalation equipment used by hospitals for patients is diluted oxygen, not pure oxygen. Therefore, if the doctor is not diagnosed with hypoxia, or the symptoms of hypoxia are very serious, pregnant women should try not to inhale oxygen, after all, it is difficult for them to grasp the proportion. When you are really uncomfortable and want to take oxygen, you can have a physical examination first, and then let the doctor give advice according to the results of the physical examination, and then take oxygen after mastering the necessary knowledge of oxygen inhalation.

What are the benefits of oxygen for pregnant women? The benefits of oxygen inhalation for pregnant women are to increase the oxygen content in the body, ensure the normal function of various organs, ensure the normal oxygen content in the blood of the placenta, and avoid the damage to the function of pregnant women's organs, fetal hypoxia, fetal intrauterine distress, etc. Generally, there will be no ***.

Oxygen inhalation is a first-class method that can increase the oxygen concentration in the blood of pregnant women and avoid hypoxia leading to impaired organ function of pregnant women and intrauterine hypoxia of the fetus. If there are no abnormalities in the pregnant woman or fetus, oxygen is generally not needed; If the pregnant woman has abnormal cardiopulmonary function, diabetes and other conditions that cause hypoxia, or when the fetus has hypoxia or abnormal fetal heart rate due to hypoxia of the pregnant woman, the pregnant woman can be given oxygen inhalation** to improve the function of organs or tissues and correct the intrauterine hypoxia of the fetus.

Under normal circumstances, oxygen inhalation will not cause additional damage to the human body. Although there is no ***, oxygen is not recommended for pregnant women who do not have an indication for oxygen. If oxygen is needed, pregnant women should follow the doctor's instructions to ensure the flow rate and duration of oxygen inhalation to avoid serious conditions.

This content was reviewed by Zhang Liju, Chief Physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University.

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